Obertan netted once in nine games for Anzhi but has been told to pack him bags after the club was sold by Suleyman Kerimov - who had brought in the likes Samuel Eto’o, Roberto Carlos, Christian Samba, Yuri Zhirkov, Alexander Kokorin.

Palace are now thought to be considering a swoop along with Legia Warsaw, Bursaspor, AEK Athens and Standard de Liege.